Track stand on a freewheel.

I've been practicing with trying to track stand on my singlespeed freewheel. My attempts had been unsuccessful. Any tips on practicing? How long did it take you to master the track stand on a freewheel?

For me, I find it easiest to lean the bike slightly (more so if on flat ground). It's easiest on a hill (or slope), just position yourself perpendicular to the hill, lean your bike slightly up the hill and position yourself upright.

On a crowned street, I'll turn the front wheel up hill, put the pedals at 3 and 9 o'clock, and ratchet the pedals into the hill. I used to be able to do a freewheel trackstand all day until I got a fixed gear and learned how to do a proper trackstand and now I can't do the freewheel variety very well any more.

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One skill that wasn't mentioned in that article, is being able to pull the bike backwards. To do that you hold a brake (front or rear, choice comes from personal preference), shift your weight back, and as much as possible, prevent the bike from moving forward as well, hence holding a brake. Then with your legs and arms pull the bike towards/underneath you, simultaneously releasing the brake. I find that very helpful when the incline isn't helping you to roll backwards, or if there isn't one.

Once you learn to trackstand on a freewheel, and learn to control the back and forth movement of the bike beneath you, doing the same on a fixed gear almost feels like cheating: It's SOOO much easier!

if you don't have a hill, come to a stop and put your back leg on the front wheel and use that to push the bike backwards and achieve balance. not practical, but it allows you to be tarck on your freewheel bike.

I just have to chime in on this. I can trackstand my 3 person tandem without any problem as long as there is at least a very small incline. My stokers have to stay quite still, but I basically stand just like I do on my fixie. It has taken a bit of practice and I have been riding fixie for a couple years, but it certainly do-able. The hill will allow you to effectively back-pedal as if you were on a fixed gear bike

I just have to chime in on this. I can trackstand my 3 person tandem without any problem as long as there is at least a very small incline. My stokers have to stay quite still, but I basically stand just like I do on my fixie. It has taken a bit of practice and I have been riding fixie for a couple years, but it certainly do-able. The hill will allow you to effectively back-pedal as if you were on a fixed gear bike

Awesome. I'd love to see this.... I can almost, but not quite trackstand my MTB-trail-a-bike with my daughter on the back. I'm going to keep at it!

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I trackstood with this load. All you have to do is find a slight slope on the ground and position yourself on it. As you get better with it you'll find you don't need to use your brakes as much because you'll know how to move yourself

I trackstood with this load. All you have to do is find a slight slope on the ground and position yourself on it. As you get better with it you'll find you don't need to use your brakes as much because you'll know how to move yourself